Ashy Button vs Leightons linsang

Acleris sparsana compared with Poiana leightoni

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while Leightons linsang is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Leightons linsang
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tortricidae	Viverridae
Genus	Acleris	Poiana
Species	Acleris sparsana	Poiana leightoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Button and Leightons linsang share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Leightons linsang

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Leightons linsang
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Leightons linsang

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ashy Button

Ashy button (Acleris sparsana) is a species in the genus Acleris. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.